Australia's Gambling Industries - Productivity Commission

Table L.12
Source of gambling problem a
per cent
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Other b Average
Electronic gaming machines 72 81 48 20 74 68 71
Racing 11 8 18 30 13 12 12
Casino table games 7 3 15 30 7 9 7
Lottery games 1 0 4 9 3 1 2
Other gambling 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
Mixture of gambling forms 9 7 13 10 2 9 7
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Totals may not add due to rounding. a Weighted by the number of clients counselled over the 12 months
preceding the survey. b Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory.
Source: PC Survey of Counselling Services.
Table L.13
Source of referral for gambling clients a
per cent
NSW Vic Qld WA SA Other b Average
Self initiated 31 27 50 79 20 19 30
Family or friends 26 8 27 5 31 12 22
G-Line 15 54 3 5 7 14 21
Another agency or referral service 15 6 14 7 33 47 18
Other 14 5 6 5 9 7 9
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Totals may not add due to rounding. a Weighted by the number of clients counselled over the 12 months
preceding the survey. b Tasmania, ACT and Northern Territory.
Source: PC Survey of Counselling Services.
Undisclosed problem gamblers
Some problem gamblers seeking help from counselling services may not disclose
gambling as the source of their problems. The survey therefore asked agencies
whether they provided help for people with problems other than those associated
with gambling, and if so, how many clients presented with problems they suspected
to be due to gambling. Forty-five agencies, including some which specialise in
helping gamblers, said they provide services for people with problems other than
those related to gambling (table L.14).
Thirty-five agencies said they didn’t know how many hidden problem gamblers they
helped. The ten agencies which provided an estimate said they might have helped a
total of 156 undisclosed gamblers. The total number of people suspected of seeking
L.10 GAMBLING